EP1098307A3 - Threading mechanism for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Threading mechanism for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus Download PDF

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EP1098307A3
EP1098307A3 EP00309760A EP00309760A EP1098307A3 EP 1098307 A3 EP1098307 A3 EP 1098307A3 EP 00309760 A EP00309760 A EP 00309760A EP 00309760 A EP00309760 A EP 00309760A EP 1098307 A3 EP1098307 A3 EP 1098307A3
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cartridge
leader pin
leader
magnetic recording
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Manabu NEC Yonezawa Ltd. Tsuchiya
Kouji NEC Yonezawa Ltd. Fujita
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
    • G11B15/66—Threading; Loading; Automatic self-loading
    • G11B15/67—Threading; Loading; Automatic self-loading by extracting end of record carrier from container or spool

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Abstract

A threading mechanism for taking out a leader pin secured to one end of a magnetic recording tape from a single reel cartridge, in which the leader pin is moved to a predetermined guide path and the magnetic recording tape is threaded around a reel in a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein a cartridge loader holding the cartridge is moved to the cartridge loading position of a deck base by a loader guide mounted on the deck base, a threader drive for holding the leader pin and guiding the leader pin to the reel through the guide path rotates the leader block in cooperation with a retractor cam provided to the cartridge loader and there is a retractor on the deck base, which engages a hook provided to the leader block with the leader pin from the rear side thereof along the loading direction of the cartridge loader in order to clamp the leader pin to the leader block, and to guide the leader pin to the guide path.
EP00309760A 1999-11-05 2000-11-03 Threading mechanism for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP1098307B1 (en)

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JP31563399 1999-11-05
JP31563399A JP3390385B2 (en) 1999-11-05 1999-11-05 Threading mechanism in magnetic recording / reproducing device

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